[ Astarion picks up a long piece of Iorveth's hair and holds it between his index and middle fingers so he can cut it, blending the newly-shortened hair of Iorveth's bangs with the longer bits still left. Cut hair falls onto Iorveth's shoulder, and Astarion sweeps it off with his hand. ]
You know I love when you scheme.
[ Although he's not particularly excited by the idea of listening to boring political talk. He's even less excited by the idea of hearing the great and the good of the Gate discuss Cazador's untimely death unless they all plan to dance on his grave. Possible, considering how many influential people Cazador had under his thumb via blackmail and coercion, but still unlikely. ]
Ah, that does beg the question, though — who will take that human king's place now that we've ended his reign?
[ Henselt, he means, although he's already forgotten the name. He hadn't even considered that someone would take his place when they'd set out to kill him; even if he had, he wouldn't have cared. It's only now that he realizes Iorveth could very much still have an enemy out there in the world, growing a new head like a hydra. ]
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You know I love when you scheme.
[ Although he's not particularly excited by the idea of listening to boring political talk. He's even less excited by the idea of hearing the great and the good of the Gate discuss Cazador's untimely death unless they all plan to dance on his grave. Possible, considering how many influential people Cazador had under his thumb via blackmail and coercion, but still unlikely. ]
Ah, that does beg the question, though — who will take that human king's place now that we've ended his reign?
[ Henselt, he means, although he's already forgotten the name. He hadn't even considered that someone would take his place when they'd set out to kill him; even if he had, he wouldn't have cared. It's only now that he realizes Iorveth could very much still have an enemy out there in the world, growing a new head like a hydra. ]